Headlong
adverb
Moving forward quickly without thinking.
He ran headlong into the street without looking both ways.
Often appears as...
- ran headlong
- fell headlong
adjective
Hasty and not taking the time to think carefully.
Even a headlong decision can sometimes be the right one.
Often appears as...
- headlong rush
- headlong into disaster
adverb
With the head foremost.
He slipped and fell headlong down the stairs.
Often appears as...
- pitched headlong
- fell headlong
adverb
Moving forward quickly without thinking.
He ran headlong into the street without looking both ways.
Often appears as...
- ran headlong
- fell headlong
adjective
Hasty and not taking the time to think carefully.
Even a headlong decision can sometimes be the right one.
Often appears as...
- headlong rush
- headlong into disaster
adverb
With the head foremost.
He slipped and fell headlong down the stairs.
Often appears as...
- pitched headlong
- fell headlong
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Impulsive Action
Use 'headlong' to describe actions done without careful thought, suggesting impulsiveness.
She rushed headlong into the project, ignoring potential risks.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Caution
'Headlong' implies a lack of caution, which can lead to dangerous situations.
Jumping headlong into the river, he ignored the signs warning of strong currents.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Decisions
'Headlong' often refers to decisions made in an emotional state, without deliberation.
Angered by the insult, he charged headlong at his rival.
Pro Tip 1/3Impulsive Action
Use 'headlong' to describe actions done without careful thought, suggesting impulsiveness.
She rushed headlong into the project, ignoring potential risks.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Caution
'Headlong' implies a lack of caution, which can lead to dangerous situations.
Jumping headlong into the river, he ignored the signs warning of strong currents.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Decisions
'Headlong' often refers to decisions made in an emotional state, without deliberation.
Angered by the insult, he charged headlong at his rival.
Pro Tip 1/3Impulsive Action
Use 'headlong' to describe actions done without careful thought, suggesting impulsiveness.
She rushed headlong into the project, ignoring potential risks.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Caution
'Headlong' implies a lack of caution, which can lead to dangerous situations.
Jumping headlong into the river, he ignored the signs warning of strong currents.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Decisions
'Headlong' often refers to decisions made in an emotional state, without deliberation.
Angered by the insult, he charged headlong at his rival.
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Praising slowness - Carl...
sort of the extreme examples in there and they're amusing and go to laugh at but there's a very serious point and I think that in the headlong dash of daily life we we often lose sight of the damage that this Roadrunner form of living does to us we're so marinated in the culture of speed that we we almost
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Carl Honore: In praise...
I mean, these are sort of the extreme examples, and they're amusing and good to laugh at. But there's a very serious point, and I think that in the headlong dash of daily life, we often lose sight of the damage that this roadrunner form of living does to us. We're so marinated in the culture of speed
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Bassam Tariq: The beauty...
into sociopolitical symbols. Of course, we didn't listen to them, and instead, we championed the tender gestures of love and headlong flashes of youth. The agenda behind our cinematic immersion was only empathy, an emotion that's largely deficient from films that come from our region of the world.
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Endangered Penguins...
Nightengale island nearby tristan da cunha are some of the remotest islands in the world over a thousand miles in any direction from inhabited lands as such these were some of the least polluted environments on earth that was until last week when the MV Olivas sailing from Brazil crashed headlong
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The secrets in volcanic...
in a single eruption in the Caribbean what makes the difference between an explosive eruption or fizzle now contrary to what you might think the right approach here is not to go dashing headlong into a volcano while its rear up ting that's super dangerous I don't
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How synthetic biology...
That steep, crazy-fun green line, that shows us how quickly genetic sequencing is getting cheaper. Now, gene editing and synthesis and sequencing, they're different disciplines, but they're tightly related. And they're all moving in these headlong rates.
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John Gerzema: The...
Because we binged. We bought extra-large cars, supersized everything, we bought remedies for restless leg syndrome. All these things together basically created a factor where the consumer drove us headlong into the crisis that we face today.
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Bruce Aylward: How we'll...
is much, much tougher. And these vaccinators, these volunteers, they have got to dive headlong into some of the toughest, densest urban slums in the world. They've got to trek under sweltering suns
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Julia Dhar: How to have...
that they'll make progress over time and are able to anchor all of that in purpose of the discussion. For someone trained in formal debate, it is so tempting to run headlong at the disagreement.
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Search and Rescue, Part...
but after rushing headlong through the surrounding jungle the team finds
Video examples
Praising slowness - Carl...
sort of the extreme examples in there and they're amusing and go to laugh at but there's a very serious point and I think that in the headlong dash of daily life we we often lose sight of the damage that this Roadrunner form of living does to us we're so marinated in the culture of speed that we we almost
Video examples
Carl Honore: In praise...
I mean, these are sort of the extreme examples, and they're amusing and good to laugh at. But there's a very serious point, and I think that in the headlong dash of daily life, we often lose sight of the damage that this roadrunner form of living does to us. We're so marinated in the culture of speed
Video examples
Bassam Tariq: The beauty...
into sociopolitical symbols. Of course, we didn't listen to them, and instead, we championed the tender gestures of love and headlong flashes of youth. The agenda behind our cinematic immersion was only empathy, an emotion that's largely deficient from films that come from our region of the world.
Video examples
Endangered Penguins...
Nightengale island nearby tristan da cunha are some of the remotest islands in the world over a thousand miles in any direction from inhabited lands as such these were some of the least polluted environments on earth that was until last week when the MV Olivas sailing from Brazil crashed headlong
Video examples
The secrets in volcanic...
in a single eruption in the Caribbean what makes the difference between an explosive eruption or fizzle now contrary to what you might think the right approach here is not to go dashing headlong into a volcano while its rear up ting that's super dangerous I don't
Video examples
How synthetic biology...
That steep, crazy-fun green line, that shows us how quickly genetic sequencing is getting cheaper. Now, gene editing and synthesis and sequencing, they're different disciplines, but they're tightly related. And they're all moving in these headlong rates.
Video examples
John Gerzema: The...
Because we binged. We bought extra-large cars, supersized everything, we bought remedies for restless leg syndrome. All these things together basically created a factor where the consumer drove us headlong into the crisis that we face today.
Video examples
Bruce Aylward: How we'll...
is much, much tougher. And these vaccinators, these volunteers, they have got to dive headlong into some of the toughest, densest urban slums in the world. They've got to trek under sweltering suns
Video examples
Julia Dhar: How to have...
that they'll make progress over time and are able to anchor all of that in purpose of the discussion. For someone trained in formal debate, it is so tempting to run headlong at the disagreement.
Video examples
Search and Rescue, Part...
but after rushing headlong through the surrounding jungle the team finds
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Quote examples
Ben Daniels
English Actor
I'm a great candidate for why arts funding shouldn't be cut, because I had no experience other than what was at school, I'm from a working-class town, there were no theaters, and the cinema closed when I was a kid. Anything that gave me a voice or a way to express myself I went running headlong toward.
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Gilbert Parker
Canadian Politician
He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever.
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Duff McKagan
American Musician
I do love the term 'rocker.' The word itself imbues a ton of imagery and romance. But I don't think a rocker needs to have AC/DC and Metallica and the Black Keys rumbling through their car speakers speeding headlong into the night.
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Brandon Boyd
American Musician
I think that what most artists are trying to do is trying to understand. I think what distinguishes creative people and/or artists from another type of person is perhaps a willingness to go headlong into that uncertainty.
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Sonam Kapoor
Indian Actress
I am someone who actually jumps headlong into everything and anything. I am not one of those people who likes to be scared; instead I have a tendency to be very, very open to everything. I really live; I love life.
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Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
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J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
We are in a tech-heavy society, plunging headlong into an unknown future. Science fiction is what allows you to stand back and analyze the impact of that and put it in context of how it affects people.
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Thomas Willis
English Scientist
Sometimes a great wound or concussion of the head, especially which happens by falling headlong from an high place, brings a prejudice and weakness to the animal faculty, dulling the understanding.
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Russell Howard
English Comedian
My life is quite normal and for me it helps with my comedy. If you jump headlong into celebrity life it affects who you are and what you talk about.
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Jean Cocteau
French Director
There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard.
Quote examples
Ben Daniels
English Actor
I'm a great candidate for why arts funding shouldn't be cut, because I had no experience other than what was at school, I'm from a working-class town, there were no theaters, and the cinema closed when I was a kid. Anything that gave me a voice or a way to express myself I went running headlong toward.
Quote examples
Gilbert Parker
Canadian Politician
He came by a leap to the goal of purpose, not by the toilsome steps of reason. On the instant his headlong spirit declared his purpose: this was the one being for him in all the world: at this altar he would light a lamp of devotion, and keep it burning forever.
Quote examples
Duff McKagan
American Musician
I do love the term 'rocker.' The word itself imbues a ton of imagery and romance. But I don't think a rocker needs to have AC/DC and Metallica and the Black Keys rumbling through their car speakers speeding headlong into the night.
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Brandon Boyd
American Musician
I think that what most artists are trying to do is trying to understand. I think what distinguishes creative people and/or artists from another type of person is perhaps a willingness to go headlong into that uncertainty.
Quote examples
Sonam Kapoor
Indian Actress
I am someone who actually jumps headlong into everything and anything. I am not one of those people who likes to be scared; instead I have a tendency to be very, very open to everything. I really live; I love life.
Quote examples
Vladimir Lenin
Russian Leader
When one makes a Revolution, one cannot mark time; one must always go forward - or go back. He who now talks about the 'freedom of the press' goes backward, and halts our headlong course towards Socialism.
Quote examples
J. Michael Straczynski
American Producer
We are in a tech-heavy society, plunging headlong into an unknown future. Science fiction is what allows you to stand back and analyze the impact of that and put it in context of how it affects people.
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Thomas Willis
English Scientist
Sometimes a great wound or concussion of the head, especially which happens by falling headlong from an high place, brings a prejudice and weakness to the animal faculty, dulling the understanding.
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Russell Howard
English Comedian
My life is quite normal and for me it helps with my comedy. If you jump headlong into celebrity life it affects who you are and what you talk about.
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Jean Cocteau
French Director
There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard.
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